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Romans 10:1

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of them” (αὐτῶν) before for here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they [are]” (ἡ) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the of Israel is” (τοῦ Ἰσραήλ ἐστιν) before for here.

ἈδελφοίadelphoiBrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.Brethrenἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenthatμένconjunction — “that”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.thatεὐδοκίαeudokiagoodwillεὐδοκίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “goodwill”, the subject formG2107(a) good-will (good-pleasure), favor, feeling of complacency of God to man, (b) good-pleasure, satisfaction, happiness, delight of men.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐμῆςemēsmyἐμός (emós)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “my”, the of-formG1699Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).καρδίαςkardiasheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “heart”, the of-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δέησιςdeēsispetitionδέησιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “petition”, the subject formG1162supplication, prayer, entreaty.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ὑπὲρhuperaboveὑπέρpreposition — “above”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.This verse uses “above”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.σωτηρίανsōtērianthey might be savedσωτηρία (sōtēria)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “they might be saved”, the object formG4991welfare, prosperity, deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety.they might be saved

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸσραήλisraēlIsraelἸσραήλpersonal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “Israel”, the of-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.ἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that [is] to God for Israel, is — for salvation;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Brethren, my heart’s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved.

Young’s Literal Translation

Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that [is] to God for Israel, is — for salvation;

World English Bible

Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

Darby Translation

Brethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which [I address] to God for them is for salvation.

Douay-Rheims

Brethren, the will of my heart, indeed, and my prayer to God, is for them unto salvation.

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